Walsberg hits for 23 in PTHS win

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Nov 16, 2012 at 1:01 AMNov 16, 2012 at 1:03 AM

Area girls basketball from Thursday

Kelsey Walsberg had the hot hand in leading Pontiac to its first win of the season Thursday. The Indians slipped past Washington 43-41 at the Pontiac Thanksgiving Tournament. Walsberg and Kaela Hodges did all the scoring for PTHS in the fourth quarter as the Tribe rallied from a 33-29 deficit. Walsberg had eight points and Hodges threw in the other six as Pontiac outscored the Panthers 14-8. The comeback trail was a long one as the Indians fell behind 20-7 in the first quarter. Pontiac started chipping away at the deficit in the second period by winning the frame 9-5. Walsberg hit for nine points in the third quarter as PTHS outscored Washington 13-8. Walsberg finished with 23 points. Hodges added 16 and Maddie Dohleman and Jordan Johns each netted 2 markers.PC Turkey Tournament FAIRBURY — Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland made it two in a row with a 45-40 win over Morris at the Prairie Central Turkey Tournament. The host Hawks did not play. FCW more than doubled its score in the third quarter after falling behind 29-17 in the first half. The Falcons outscored the Redskins 17-6 in the third to trail 35-32 heading into the final frame. The Falcons outscored Morris 13-5 in the final frame. FCW made 7 of 12 free throws in the period. Spaniol finished with 13 points, 10 coming in the third, for the Falcons (2-1). Josie walker had 8 points while Sydney Walker and Sara Barton threw in 6 points apiece. Emily Russow and Emily Farris netted 5 markers apiece and Jessica Schneider had 2 points. Peoria Central overwhelmed Decatur MacArthur 48-10 in the first contest of the night.GCMS-Fisher Tip-Off FISHER — Dwight came up short for the third time as Villa Grove claimed a 41-30 decision against the Trojans. DTHS fell behind early but fought back from a 20-point deficit to trail by eight in the third quarter. “We missed some layups down the stretch but our girls played their best game of the season,” DTHS head coach Jeff Froelich said. “I love the effort tonight.” Lisa Bruner and Alyson Wiemken scored 8 points each to pace the Dwight (0-3) offense. Lauren Seanard added 6 points, Skylar Krople followed with 5 and Regina Dawson tallied 2 markers. Rachel Gschwendtner rounded out the scoring with 1 point.Timberwolf Tip-Off CISSNA PARK — Tri-Point chalked up its first mark in the win column with a 57-25 victory over Clifton at the CPCI Timberwolf Tip-Off. The Chargers opened the game with a pressure man-to-man defense and took advantage by building a 12-6 lead. “Clifton struggled with our pressure defense and transition up the floor,” TPHS head coach Casey Meister noted. The lead grew to 31-13 by halftime and was at 49-21 by the start of the fourth quarter. Kenzie Krause connected for 14 points as the Chargers placed 10 players in the scoring column. Lindsey Bertrand added 8 points and Taylor Roach threw in 7. Ashley Melton and Emily Jehle added 6 points apiece.